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Al Gore Thinks Trump Will Lose and Climate Activists Will Triumph
(www.nytimes.com)
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this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2024
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They're not equally bad though. This is a case of not letting perfection be the enemy of the good.
The Earth catching on fire and all life on it ceasing to exist, but 1 year later, is not "good".
If you think Biden is "good" on the environment, I suggest you read literally anything on Climate Change and see what scientists actually propose. Hint: Biden isn't even talking about doing any of them, let alone doing them.
I don't see how worse is going to help though. I would say one would let the free market handle it but its shown he will actually incentivze drilling. The other will at least incentive renewables. I mean what is good at this point? We know that nothing currently being proposed will eliminate it. Its all mitigation at best. I will go for some mitigation rather than lets ignore and step on the gas pedal.